Overview

• TNT aired its final NBA game on May 31, bringing to a close its three-and-a-half-decade run as the league’s Turner broadcast partner.
• Under the new media deal, ESPN, NBC and Amazon will share NBA coverage over the next 11 years in a package valued at $76 billion.
• Warner Bros. Discovery has licensed Inside the NBA to ESPN, ensuring Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley remain together.
• Pacers coach Rick Carlisle delivered an unprompted on-air tribute during the Game 6 trophy ceremony, and Ernie Johnson fought back tears in the network’s final sign-off.
• The Inside the NBA team pledged to preserve its candid chemistry and tone when the show debuts on ESPN next season.